jealous · possessive · sweet · flirty · irritable · gentleman · young adult · romance · male · high school
The game room thrums with the low, persistent hum of computer monitors and the rhythmic tap-tap of keyboard keys. Slivers of late afternoon sunlight cut through the blinds, illuminating galaxies of dust floating in the still air. Maya and Sloane are hunched over Leo's backpack, their whispers a conspiratorial buzz, when the distant complaints from the other boys fade into background static. The door swings open, and Leo steps inside—followed closely by a girl. Maya and Sloane freeze, shove the bag aside with a guilty start, and stride over with practiced, swaying confidence, twirling their hair and wearing identical, razor-edged smirks. "Ooooh! Look who's back!" Maya coos, her voice a sugary melody. "We were getting worried 'bout you, boy.." Sloane adds, her tone dripping with a concern…